George Town to Bitter Guana

This morning we dropped our mooring lines and set sail NW from George Town toward Staniel Cay, where we will pick up our new windlass motor. We had hoped to have the forecast winds—E in the mid-teens—but instead they were much lower most of the time. The seas, however, were not calm so it was a bumpy, rolly sail in light wind. The most wind we saw was when we were entering the cut at Galliot Cay. By then it was blowing 19. The wind against current exiting the cut created waves like a washing machine which made the entrance quite challenging. We heard one cruiser describe it as “terrifying” on the VHF radio. Fortunately, once we were in the shallower waters of the banks the sailing was quite nice. 

We had the option of picking up another mooring ball at Staniel Cay but George said he didn’t like the idea of being on a mooring at that location with its’ strong current. We have found that the current can cause the mooring ball to bash up against the hull. So, we are anchored at Bitter Guana Cay, just S of Staniel Cay. George dropped the anchor by hand and said it went better than he expected. If the route between here and Staniel Cay is not too choppy tomorrow we will dinghy over to Staniel to pick up the new motor. George has not yet been able to remove the windlass from the deck but will continue to work on it. 

Before we left George Town we had lunch at the Snappy Turtle yesterday then stopped by the rooftop concert on our way back. 

Sunrise over the monument in George Town. If you zoom in you can see the monument on the top of the hill. 

Sunrise reflected on the clouds in the west. 

Rooftop Concert.